Fire retardancy of polypropylene composites reinforced with rice husks: From oxygen index measurements and cone calorimetry to large-scale single-burning-item tests

2018 ◽  
Vol 135 (37) ◽  
pp. 46654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arne Schirp ◽  
Aitor Barrio
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Oxygen Index ◽  
Rice Husks ◽  
Fire Retardancy ◽  
Cone Calorimetry ◽  
Polypropylene Composites

Enhanced thermal, mechanical and fire-retarding properties of polystyrene sulphonate-grafted-nanosilica/polypropylene composites

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (22) ◽  
pp. 16950-16959 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Hassan ◽  
K. Koyama
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
Fire Retardancy ◽  
Cone Calorimetry ◽  
Loss Cone ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Polystyrene Sulphonate

The addition of pSS-grafted-nanosilica to PP showed enhanced fire retardancy as assessed by mass loss, cone calorimetry and LOI measurements.

scholarly journals Synergistic Effect of APP and TBC Fire-Retardants on the Physico-Mechanical Properties of Strandboard

Materials ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 435
Author(s):  
Feiyu Tian ◽  
Deliang Xu ◽  
Xinwu Xu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Flame Retardants ◽  
Oxygen Index ◽  
Fire Retardant ◽  
Modulus Of Rupture ◽  
Fire Retardancy ◽  
Thickness Swelling ◽  
Cone Calorimetry ◽  
Limiting Oxygen Index ◽  
Polymeric Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate

This study explored the feasibility of fabricating fire-retardant strandboard with low mechanical properties deterioration to the physico-mechanical properties. A hybrid fire-retardant system of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and 1,3,5-tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)-1,3,5-triazinane-2,4,6-trione (TBC) was investigated. Thermogravimetric analysis results show that both APP and TBC enhance the thermal stability and incombustibility of wood strands. An infrared spectrum was applied to investigate the effect of flame retardants on the curing behaviors of polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (PMDI) resin. Based on the results of limiting oxygen index (LOI) and Cone calorimetry (CONE), APP and TBC both lead to a higher fire retardancy to strandboard. It is worth mentioning that the two flame retardants lead to evidently differential influences on the modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), internal bond (IB), and water-soaking thickness swelling (TS) properties of strandboard. Hence, a hybrid flame retardant is prominent in manufacturing strandboard with both good fire retardant and satisfying physico-mechanical properties.

Rheological Behavior and Microstructure of Flame Retardant Polypropylene Composites

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo Jiang ◽  
Kai Liao ◽  
Juan-Juan Han ◽  
De-Xian Feng ◽  
Han-Xiong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Magnesium Hydroxide ◽  
Shear Viscosity ◽  
Flame Retardancy ◽  
Rheological Behavior ◽  
Oxygen Index ◽  
Complex Viscosity ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Screw Extruder ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Twin Screw

Polypropylene (PP)/magnesium hydroxide (MDH) composite was melt-mixed using a twin-screw extruder. Two types of MDH were used, one with the modification of silane and another without. The rheological behavior was measured by capillary and dynamical rheometer. Microstructure of these composites was observed by SEM. Their flame retardancy was characterized by oxygen index and Horizontal/Vertical burning test. Results showed that shear viscosity and complex viscosity of PP with modified MDH were lower than that of PP with non-modified MDH. SEM results also showed a better dispersion of silane modified MDH in PP matrix. With the increase of MDH content, the oxygen index of composites was increased. When the content was increased to 60 wt%, the composite was UL94 HB and V-1.

scholarly journals Influence of mica mineral on flame retardancy and mechanical properties of intumescent flame retardant polypropylene composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 904-915
Author(s):  
Merve Kahraman ◽  
Nilgün Kızılcan ◽  
Mehmet Ali Oral
Keyword(s):  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Flame Retardancy ◽  
Oxygen Index ◽  
Mechanical Tests ◽  
Efficiency Enhancement ◽  
Cost Performance ◽  
Limiting Oxygen Index ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Polymeric Compounds ◽  
Ul 94

Abstract In many plastic applications, improvement of the flame retardancy is a very significant topic. Polypropylene (PP) is used in many applications such as housing industry due to its cost performance efficiency. Enhancement of flame retardancy properties of PP is necessary in many applications. In this study, the investigation focuses on the synergistic effect of mica mineral and IFR in enhancing the flame retardancy properties of PP in order to achieve cost competitive solution, so as to provide that different/various ratios of IFR and mica mineral were added into PP to compose 30 wt% of the total mass of the polymeric compounds. The synergistic effect of mica mineral with IFR in PP was investigated by limiting oxygen index (LOI), glow wire test (GWT), UL-94 test, thermal gravimetric analyses (TGA), and mechanical tests. The results from LOI, UL 94, and GWT tests indicated that mica added to PP/IFR compound has a synergistic flame retardancy effects with the IFR system. When the content of mica was 6 wt%, LOI value of PP compound reaches to 34.9% and becomes V-0 rating (3.2 mm) in UL 94 flammability tests and compounds pass GWT tests both at 750 and 850°C.

scholarly journals Improving fire retardancy of cellulosic thermal insulating materials by coating with bio-based fire retardants

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Zheng ◽  
Dongfang Li ◽  
Monica Ek
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Fire Retardant ◽  
Kraft Lignin ◽  
Pulp Fiber ◽  
Fire Retardants ◽  
Fire Retardancy ◽  
Cone Calorimetry ◽  
Insulating Materials ◽  
Mechanical Pulp ◽  
Thermal Insulating

Abstract Sustainable thermal insulating materials produced from cellulosic fibers provide a viable alternative to plastic insulation foams. Industrially available, abundant, and inexpensive mechanical pulp fiber and recycled textile fiber provide potential raw materials to produce thermal insulating materials. To improve the fire retardancy of low-density thermal insulating materials produced from recycled cotton denim and mechanical pulp fibers, bio-based fire retardants, such as sulfonated kraft lignin, kraft lignin, and nanoclays, were coated onto sustainable insulating material surfaces to enhance their fire retardancy. Microfibrillated cellulose was used as a bio-based binder in the coating formula to disperse and bond the fire-retardant particles to the underlying thermal insulating materials. The flammability of the coated thermal insulating materials was tested using a single-flame source test and cone calorimetry. The results showed that sulfonated kraft lignin-coated cellulosic thermal insulating materials had a better fire retardancy compared with that for kraft lignin with a coating weight of 0.8 kg/m2. Nanoclay-coated samples had the best fire retardancy and did not ignite under a heat flux of 25 kW/m2, as shown by cone calorimetry and single-flame source tests, respectively. These cost-efficient and bio-based fire retardants have broad applications for improving fire retardancy of sustainable thermal insulating materials.

Optimisation of material compositions for flammability characteristics in rice husk/polyethylene composites

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (22) ◽  
pp. 2021-2033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Bilal ◽  
Richard JT Lin ◽  
Krishnan Jayaraman
Keyword(s):  
Rice Husk ◽  
Mass Loss Rate ◽  
Fire Retardant ◽  
Medium Density ◽  
Fire Retardancy ◽  
Cone Calorimetry ◽  
Linear Medium ◽  
Flammability Characteristics ◽  
Contour Plots ◽  
Polyethylene Composites

A parametric study on the flammability characteristics of rice husk-reinforced polyethylene composites with various material compositions was conducted to find the “best” composites’ formulation for fire retardancy. Composites were manufactured using rice husk, maleated anhydride polyethylene and linear medium density polyethylene. The blends for manufacturing of composites were selected using mixture design approach. The individual effects of each constituent material on the fire performance of composites by cone calorimeter were studied using trace and contour plots for the various thermal and flammability properties. Regression coefficients were also estimated for each measured response. The cone calorimetry results show that the addition of rice husk improved fire retardancy of composites. The addition of maleated anhydride polyethylene did not influence the flammability properties much, except for mass loss rate and specific extinction area. The optimum mixture of rice husk, maleated anhydride polyethylene and linear medium density polyethylene for overall “best” flammability properties of the composites was also determined by multiple response optimisation using the regression models in Design Expert software. The optimum mixture for overall “best” fire retardant properties was found to be 50 wt% of rice husk, 5.6 wt% of maleated anhydride polyethylene and 44.4 wt% of linear medium density polyethylene. The flammability properties measured from composites manufactured with this formulation closely matched the values predicted by the model.

Synergistic Effects of Nanoporous Nickel Phosphates VSB-1 on Intumescent Flame Retardant Polypropylene Composites

2014 ◽  
Vol 881-883 ◽  
pp. 863-866
Author(s):  
Chao Peng ◽  
Shi Bin Nie ◽  
Lei Liu ◽  
Qi Lin He ◽  
Yuan Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Release ◽  
Flame Retardant ◽  
Flame Retardants ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Intumescent Flame Retardant ◽  
Total Heat Release ◽  
Cone Calorimetry ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Intumescent Flame Retardants ◽  
Nickel Phosphates

Nanoporous nickel phosphates (VSB-1) was synthesized by hydrothermal method. Then VSB-1 was added to the ammonium polyphosphate and pentaerythritol system in polypropylene (PP) matrix.The synergistic effect of VSB-1 with intumescent flame retardants (IFR) was studied by cone calorimetry test. The results of cone calorimetry show that heat release rate peak (pHRR) and total heat release (THR) of intumescent flame retardant PP with 2wt% VSB-1 decrease remarkably compared with that of without VSB-1. The pHRR and THR decrease respectively from 1140 to 286.0 kW/m2, and from 96.0 to 63.2 MJ/m2.

Improvement on fire retardancy of wood flour/polypropylene composites using various fire retardants

2014 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiko Arao ◽  
Sakae Nakamura ◽  
Yuta Tomita ◽  
Kyouhei Takakuwa ◽  
Toshikazu Umemura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wood Flour ◽  
Fire Retardants ◽  
Fire Retardancy ◽  
Polypropylene Composites

Thermal degradation and flammability properties of multilayer structured wood fiber and polypropylene composites with fire retardants

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (17) ◽  
pp. 13890-13897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lichao Sun ◽  
Qinglin Wu ◽  
Yanjun Xie ◽  
Fengqiang Wang ◽  
Qingwen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thermogravimetric Analysis ◽  
Thermal Degradation ◽  
Wood Fiber ◽  
Fire Retardant ◽  
Fire Retardants ◽  
Cone Calorimetry ◽  
Polypropylene Composites

Single and multi-layer structured wood fiber and polypropylene composites filled with fire retardants were prepared. Fire retardant property of composites were determined by thermogravimetric analysis and cone calorimetry.

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